Xbox Has a Great Lineup for Fall and Spring, Is Beginning to Hit Its Stride, Says Matt Booty

Xbox Game Content and Studios president Matt Booty said Microsoft has a great lineup for Fall and Spring, having finally hit its stride.

[gold_drake]

please, we've heard that so many times.

cod might be a success but literally anything else that is exclusive is a big question mark, as always.

[ApocalypseShadow]

I know right. We've heard it all before. With Microsoft, it isn't that there isn't good content coming. It's that it's coming too late for most gamers to care.

For years gamers were asking Microsoft to increase their output of games instead of selling hype and dangling carrots. While Sony and Nintendo did what gamers expected from them, which is to make great games, Microsoft was making promises and not following through even though they have the most money.

It's like Sega. I loved Old Sega. But Sega concentrated on pumping out hardware instead of just making games and getting the development community onboard what they were selling. Then, when they were firing on all cylinders with Dreamcast and Getting Soul Calibur, DOA, Sonic, Ready 2 Rumble, Skies of Arcadia, Phantasy Star Online, Jet Set Radio, etc, it was too late. Gamers and developers were burned already from 32X, Sega CD, Saturn, etc.

Microsoft has released multiple hardware configurations, multiple, MULTIPLE controllers, Kinect, Xbox One, S, X, etc when gamers were asking for games at the output of Sony and Nintendo. Actually, more so because now they are worth 3 TRILLION dollars. Leaving them with no excuses.

But it's at a time where Xbox sells at an all time low, games are releasing day one cross platform and on the competition's devices, game pass killing sales to the point that all this new effort will mean nothing at all because who's going to buy these games to return the investment? Not only that, but no one trusts Microsoft's Xbox executives. They lie and mislead, misdirect to the point that most gamers, almost most countries, don't care what Microsoft is cooking. We see the sales.

They can say they are finally hitting their stride after buying up a big part of the industry. But, they are still in third place and still getting their ass kicked by the competition who's taking their sweet time pulling out the big guns. What happens when the big guns show up from Nintendo and Sony? It'll be another public as beating for all to see. Their stride is still running from a belt.

[InUrFoxHole]

Let me ask you a question. Is Sony giving gamers what they want right now?

[Elda]

@InUrFoxHole. Sony started this year with some interesting fun 3rd party exclusives. XB hasn't released anything exclusive so far but Hellblade 2 & that game was a borefest. Next year both platforms will have some interesting games to play.

[Reaper22_]

Just because they aren't in 1st place doesn't mean they aren't making money. You clearly don't understand how business works. BMW doesn't sell more than Ford but they are making a lot of money. The gaming industry is huge. Believe it or not there is plenty money to be made.

[purple101]

My heart gets heavy when people mention jet set radio, soul calibur

Also on an extreme sports vibe, Dreamcast also had the best version of tony hawks pro skater

There was a bmx game I saw here the other day, instant buy it’s cell shaded. And looked fun, hope the soundtracks good

[Zeref]

That's a whole bunch of nothing when Xbox got more games coming out in the near and long term than both Playstation and Nintendo. But I guess we're just gonna ignore facts and pretend Sony is the end all and be all of the Industry and whatever they do is fine and doesn't deserve questioning at all. Even though we just heard their plan was for most of their games to be live service and only got cut in half because of other failures of live service games. Also forget about the terrible showcase which showed absolutely nothing promising. Concorde turning out to be a live service overwatch/marvel clone. Meanwhile we just got an actual Marvel Overwatch clone. Their main headline title is fucking Astro Bot lol, which will probably be a good game but I doubt it will move any needles.

I guess we're in the bargaining phase with you Playstation fanboys. In the real world, your opinions don't matter. Businesses don't work the way you think they do. Just because they're selling less consoles than Sony doesn't mean they're not making billions. Xbox has more monthly active users than Playstation does btw. The only metric that matters in the real world.

https://www.vgchartz.com/ar...

and thats without ABK.

https://www.gamespot.com/ar...

[purple101]

@apocalypse

https://www.sidequesting.co...

[purple101]

@Zeref, in the first example article you sourced it says

'Our first-party games now have over 150 million monthly active users'

im going to go out on a limb here, my guess is that includes people playing on PC, of which, there are millions of flight sim fans, along with all Bethesda games such as elder scrolls, who m$ just brought to add to their monthly active user scam

how about we compare 34 million gamepass (any tier) subs
to 50 million ps+ (any tier) subs

this shows playsytion has more payers who engage in online multiplayer, as well as more consoles sold to people who play offline, both cases playstation is more popular, so im afraid your moving the goalposts, I can see through like a glass window.

[Cacabunga]

B.....bb...but was the lineup crap since "Is Beginning to Hit Its Stride"? I thought you always believed your lineup is unmatched.. herd of liars at this company i have no idea how these people can sleep at night with so much lying

[just_looken]

Cod is also only a success because every other AAA fps has failed or was dragged out back like old yeller

[crazyCoconuts]

For starters, it's not clear if we're talking about Xbox as the console or Xbox as a game publisher "hitting their stride".
Mixed messages as to how exclusive any of the future titles will be to Xbox.
Secondly, just on the game front, MS has had a consistent history of producing stinkers under their watch. Granted they've bought all these studios but statistically speaking unless they've changed dramatically, the quality will probably decrease over time as it has with their other studies. More studios to manage should make their job even harder.
But I do hope they change and surprise me. I really want Indiana Jones and Perfect Dark to be great games...

[NotoriousWhiz]

I don't think Microsoft cares anymore about Xbox as a console. Realistically, we could be in a 2 console market next gen, with PC also becoming more popular possibly eclipsing consoles altogether.

[crazyCoconuts]

@notorious that's where the mixed messages are coming in. Sometimes it sounds like everything is third party (every screen is an Xbox, clues that the next Xbox will be a PC), and sometimes they act like it's business as usual (Matt saying there will still be exclusives and these Xbox shows still not marketing to PS players).
I'd say they're in some middle ground where they want to have the cake and eat it too. I'd bet that the current momentum will drive then to give up on the hardware but who knows...

[Michiel1989]

I'm pretty sure that ABK keeps their own leadership, just like bethesda.

[1Victor]

In other news Ronald McDonald say Macdonald’s burgers are the best on planet earth

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Oh please man nah fam imo

[purple101]

"Is Beginning to Hit Its Stride". I'm sure I've heard that somewhere before

https://www.ign.com/article...

[Lightning77]

That was back in 2015 when they had some third party exclusives games. Back when it was bad to have third party exclusives. Third party will always dry up unless that's they did (360 days)

Difference is they have their own exclusives now.

[purple101]

how about this gem

"Starfield doesn’t deserve this added pressure but it will be the first full-price game that has a chance to change minds about what Xbox is capable of. Initially, in 2021, it felt like Xbox had hit its stride"

[1Victor]

@lighting: “That was back in 2015 when they had some third party exclusives games. Back when it was bad to have third party exclusives. Third party will always dry up unless that's they did (360 days)

Difference is they have their own exclusives now.”
Nice oily dodge you did there slick 🤦🏿
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Personality I don’t expect anything from MS they have prove way too many times their words are worthless to the point that the shop will give you 3 free just by looking at the sky near the shop 🤷🏿

[Lightning77]

What does Starfield have to do with anything?

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

He's just saying that it's another "been there done that" situation using Starfield as a more recent example since you said that 2015 was a long time ago.

[Terry_B]

lol. Just like in the last 10 years...rite? ;)

[InUrFoxHole]

Rather be a MS only gamer right now!

[BehindTheRows]

We know.

[Obscure_Observer]

Absolutely.

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

Plus most of these games are multiplats so they are going to be better on PC anyways. You only show up to articles where you there something positive to say about Xbox. "Xbox is beginning to hit it's stride"... Hmm I think we've all heard that somewhere before...

https://www.ign.com/article...

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

Were aware of that. Any Phil Spencer brown noser would say that.

[Good-Smurf]

How many of these games actually have a release date?
Are they going to rushed all of them just to hit the dates?
We don't want every game they released turned into Game Pass GaaS passers because we have to wait at least few months for them to get a bit better.

[Lightning77]

What games are game gaas games?

[ironmonkey]

That's great, when does it actually become good?

[VincentVanBro]

No other brand gets this many chances at bat, this many strikes, and still gets positive articles written about their potential. Xbox is clearly not allowed to fail.

[NotoriousWhiz]

It does seem like they're getting a lot of chances. And that's because to them it's basically an arcade. As long as they have the quarters they can try as much as they want.

[PRIMORDUS]

Going to repeat what I posted on this at Wccftech. Here are all these great games to make you forget about the companies and people that were fucked over and let go. Good job MS and the people that support them.

[Giga_Gaia]

Most of this stuff is multiplatform and the things that are console exclusive to Xbox are pretty much all trash, except maybe State of Decay 3, but that's not coming out in 2024 or 2025 lol.

[StormSnooper]

Yep. It’s mostly multiplats. And MS has showed its hand for the foreseeable future.

[lucian229]

"beginning....." 5+ years into the generation LOL

[Hofstaderman]

Matt Booty talking out of his booty?

[Chocoburger]

Always has.

[bleedsoe9mm]

GP is cookin right now and next year looks insane

[StormSnooper]

Maybe cooking people’s minds so they don’t realize it doesn’t have much at any given time.

[shinoff2183]

And that's the issue. Doesnt say Xbox is cooking. It's right to gamepass is cooking. You guys are hurting the industry.

[CobraKai]

MS as a 3rd party developer, yes. I agree. We have to see them as such.

[Bathyj]

Finally hit their stride?
20 years old and still acting like the new kid that needs a leg up to make it. That's the real Xbox tax. They're not paying it, they're charging it.

Let just see if they can stick the landing on one of these games, and then if they can have a pattern of quality like everyone else has had to do to make it.

[babadivad]

True

[clevernickname]

Yes, and we are all looking forward to playing them on our PS5 consoles.

/s

[YourMommySpoils]

Really? A line up? Please don't tell me that horrible India Jones game with Indy looking like Tod Howard is part of it.

[CrimsonWing69]

Keep it up though. This small rush isn’t going to instantly make you a success after the garbage generations you’re having, but if you’re consistent and keep exclusives you can get back to the 360 days. Don’t stop even if these don’t sell gangbusters.

[talocaca]

I will believe it when the titles release and they get good reviews. Redfall, Halo Infinite and Starfield all sounded great on paper.....

[anast]

I heard Wukong is looking good on the S.

[edeprez]

Perfect Dark looks awesome! It's the first MS game I've had confidence in just from the trailer in generations! I'm definitely gonna give Indiana Jones a run on my Series S with Game Pass as well. Then abruptly cancel the subscription.

[jznrpg]

Yeah yeah. Hype hype hype then comes the inevitable wah wah letdown